The Longhorns won easily over the University of Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks by a score of 51-3, moving the No. 1 team in the nation to 4-0 on the season. Manning finished the game 15-of-29 passing for 258 yards, 2 TDs and 2 INTs .

Manning has long been a curiosity as a top recruit with a famous last name. He gets his first chance to start for Texas on Saturday.

Arch Manning’s first game as Texas’ starting quarterback got off to a rocky start. Manning was picked off by UL-Monroe’s Carl Fauntroy on the first possession of Saturday night’s game at Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. But, as expected, Manning turned it on from there.

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Texas Longhorns redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning started the first game of his college career against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks on Saturday, a 51-3 win at DKR-Texas Memorial

With the stadium store sold out of No. 16 jerseys, Manning took center stage on Saturday as a college starter for the first time.

Picked off on Texas' first drive, Arch Manning settled in and finished with 258 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start as the No. 1 Longhorns routed UL Monroe.

The Texas Longhorns will march onto Campbell-Williams Field Saturday night as the No. 1 team in the nation. It's the first time Texas has owned college football's top spot since 2008, when Heisman runner-up Colt McCoy helped dispatch Oklahoma and QB Sam Bradford in that season's pivotal Red River Rivalry,